The Ness Labs private community just crossed 1000 paid members!
We now have events every week, co-working sessions, AMAs with experts, exclusive content, and more. The first Ness Labs online course will also be bundled with the membership.
I launched the community in March this year. Reaching 1000 members is an important milestone because it shows building a community can be a sustainable model. But you can't build a successful community overnight, however you define success: it takes a lot of time, energy, and care.
Still absolutely worth it.
I highly recommend it as a path to sustainability for indie hackers who are not quite ready to start a SaaS business. It's a great way to get to know your potential users, to bring them value early on, and to practice some of the same skills you will probably need to maintain a SaaS, such as customer support. Added bonus: you'll make friends along the way. :)